Not a rumor in Mitsubishi's case.. the was an article about it in one of the major car magazines about them voiding EVO warranties.

 

[QUOTE=xviper,Jul 25 2005, 10:11 PM]Hehe, I guess he wasn't around when that forum came into being.

 

They may read them, but they may not give a rat's patootie.

 

Have a hard time believing my IP provider would tell them who I am, considering its my work

 

I'm a Honda dealer and have had to call Honda corporate on numerous occasions. I would say that 10% of the people at Honda of America read S2Ki, Honda-Tech, Temple of VTEC, and many other sites. The other 90% are folks I haven't spoken to yet

 

I was thinking about this the other day.

"They want a bigger engine? We'll give 'em a bigger engine...with a lower redline!!! That'll teach them".

"They want two cupholders? We'll give 'em two cupholders...that only hold 12 oz. cans".

I'd like my one cupholder back, but I did wish for an extra one.

 

RE: evo warranty. I think it is more plausible that these owners had in the past posted a pic of their vehicle and didn't cover their licence plate.
Subsequent posts about mods etc by this owner would therefore be able to be traced to the car via the licence plate.

Back on topic:
Car manufacturers are always trying to create a product that will sell. To sell the product needs to appeal to a certain market of buyer. To appeal to the buyer it must meet their needs/requirements.
If I were trying to create/improve a product I think this is an easy way to get some of that information.

 

That is a stretch. VIN numbers yeah, license plates

 

License plates are easy for a dealer, I used to have to run the customer's plates as part of the sales process at Volkswagen, we did it to see if there were any additional leins on the car. It took about 3 minutes, and you recieve a fax with all the info about the person.. and its free.